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# Ruth Ander Print Courses

I am an artist and printmaker living and working in the South West of England.

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- [Finding the Wabi-Sabi of Winter](https://ruthander.co.uk/finding-the-wabi-sabi-of-winter/) - I have written before about my dislike of the leaving of the light at this time of year. The idea and philosophy of Wabi-sabi allows me to enjoy the quality of light (if not quantity), the small things each day, the spare, simple and stark- in short, the pleasures of winter. I’ve always been attracted
- [Constraints as Catalysts](https://ruthander.co.uk/constraints-as-catalysts/) - I’m a big fan of constraints and I have a feeling most printmakers are (secretly or otherwise). Printmaking has a built in set of constraints (some techniques more than others), that you immediately need to work around and with, maybe even learn to love, sometimes finding something new by pushing against them as far as
- [Lost In Translation](https://ruthander.co.uk/lost-in-translation/) - ‘There is no such thing as a copy really. Everything is just a translation of something else.’ David Hockney Three things influencing this blog post: Reading ‘Spring Cannot be Cancelled: David Hockney in Normandy’ (by Martin Gayford), visiting the Royal West of England Academy Open Exhibition and having to choose a piece of art for
- [5 Ways to Be Creative When Motivation Runs Dry](https://ruthander.co.uk/5-ways-to-be-creative-when-motivation-runs-dry/) - I quite often go to the studio and feel… well flat and at a loss. But one of the best pieces of advice I ever got (from an older artist), was that you have to keep on keeping on. Even if it’s rubbish, even if it’s not ‘good’, even if you don’t feel like it.
- [Is Art activism?](https://ruthander.co.uk/is-art-activism/) - I have long felt that two threads of my life- art making, and action taking around environmental issues (albeit low key), have been separate, compartmentalised. I recently attended a symposium on art and environmental and climate change at The Burton at Bideford in Devon. It was based around the work of Bristol printmaker and
- [Do you need to draw to be an artist?](https://ruthander.co.uk/do-you-need-to-draw-to-be-an-artist/) - As an illustration student and then a printmaker, I've almost always been surrounded by good draughts-people, and some that are frankly amazing at drawing. It can be intimidating. The received wisdom during my student years (and beyond) was that drawing was the foundation of all that was good in the art world and that it
- [I need a river...](https://ruthander.co.uk/i-need-a-river/) - ...to skate away on. So says the Joni Mitchell song, 'River'. As a native Canadian Joni obviously thinks of rivers as frozen entities (and I love the idea of skating full pelt through a snowy wilderness, when I want to escape the world- my skating skills pushed aside for the moment!). But I want to
- [Why on earth would you do that?](https://ruthander.co.uk/why-on-earth-would-you-do-that/) - The short answer is because I like to, but the longer answer will make a better blog post. I've been asked that question, usually by amateur artists (whom I greatly admire by the way), incredulous that I don't either paint or print in multiples. And sometimes I see their point- it's often difficult to articulate
- [You really don't need much...](https://ruthander.co.uk/you-really-dont-need-much/) - To make art, start printmaking, do something that fills your cup. We often feel we don't have enough time, space or 'stuff' to do what we want to. But if the pandemic has taught me anything, it's that you really don't need much to make a start. Half an hour gleaned from home schooling... is
- [How I started hand printing at home- 20 years ago.](https://ruthander.co.uk/how-i-started-hand-printing-at-home-20-years-ago/) - Back in the mists of time, when I was newly graduated from my illustration degree, living in one room in a shared house and wondering what on earth to do with myself, I started hand printing. I had done some printing during my degree, in the very well equipped print department- though interestingly I'd ended
- [Those that can't...](https://ruthander.co.uk/those-that-cant/) - ...teach. That's the saying anyway, but I've never believed this. For a start comparing creating and teaching is like comparing apples and oranges- they are completely different mindsets and disciplines. Sometimes you find an artist who's a good teacher, sometimes a good teacher who's creative in what they do. Very rarely, you come across someone
- [Newbury Contemporary Art Fair, Newbury Racecourse 30th July-1st August](https://ruthander.co.uk/newbury-contemporary-art-fair-newbury-racecourse-30th-july-1st-august/) - My first art fair for quite some time- and I'm really looking forward to it! 120 artists, cafe, demos and ample parking, should be a great day out for art lovers with an informal atmosphere and great art to choose from. If you'd like tickets for the private view on Friday 30th July, please pop
- [North Somerset Arts Week is Around the Corner- 10th-19th September](https://ruthander.co.uk/north-somerset-arts-week-is-around-the-corner-10th-19th-september/) - Usually a Spring affair, NSAW is finally happening in an autumnal guise. I'll be showing work (probably erring on the side of Severn estuary, wild weather, Steep Holme and Denny Island) at 12 Glenwood Rise, Portishead alongside Ian Price (en plein air artist extraordinaire) and Hamish Young (who makes stunning sculptures and Royal West of
- [South Bristol Arts Trail- Save the Date- September 10th and 11th 2022](https://ruthander.co.uk/south-bristol-arts-trail-save-the-date-september-10th-and-11th-2022/) - After a 2 year hiatus, South Bristol Arts Trail is back in a new seasonal slot. Normally a Spring thing, because of various circumstances, it has moved to September this year. Expect a couple of days of art, workshops, music, community and fun- all within a mile radius of the river. I'm going to open
- [Dovetailing a Home and Studio Printmaking Practice](https://ruthander.co.uk/dovetailing-a-home-and-studio-printmaking-practice/) - I’m a big advocate for DIY, low-tech and home printmaking, but it doesn’t have to be all or nothing. I’m enjoying mixing home and studio practice- not least because of all the lovely people I get to meet at my local open print studio. Most of my printmaking practice, since graduating in 2001, involved mono-printing
- [In Praise of the Messy](https://ruthander.co.uk/in-praise-of-the-messy/) - The house I grew up in was always messy. So much so that my standard, default greeting when inviting people in was, 'Sorry about the mess', and one friend even called it 'The Messy House' (though to be fair the house he lived in was the other end of the tidy spectrum). This was the
- [Aiming for Change](https://ruthander.co.uk/aiming-for-change/) - Resolutions, intentions, dreams, plans, goals, habits. We aim for change each New Year, set ourselves straight again, brush off the dust from last year. This year it will be better. I will be better. I'm not so sure about that. To want to be better implies that you're starting from a point of not being
- [Poetry and Print](https://ruthander.co.uk/poetry-and-print/) - Poetry has always been part of my life- I vividly remember holding my breath when I read or heard certain poems, they often move me more than visual art. But this year I want to intentionally make it a regular part of my life. For me it’s one of the most emotive arts. I’m also
- [Artists Talk at Zillah Bell Gallery on February 8th](https://ruthander.co.uk/artists-talk-at-zillah-bell-gallery-on-february-8th/) - I'll be talking about the inspirations fo my work, how I make it, and all manner of other things no doubt, (plus any questions happily taken!) on Saturday 8th February at 11am at the Zillah Bell Gallery in Thirsk to coincide with my solo exhibition, 'This Roaring Peace', which continues until 22nd February. I'd love
- [The Kept and the Wild](https://ruthander.co.uk/the-kept-and-the-wild/) - Having just finished Olivia Laing's excellent 'A Garden Against Time' (last month's recommended book) and in the next breath, so to speak, visited the Van Gogh exhibition at the National Gallery, my mind is full of gardens and Edens and paradise, but also what gardens might mean to artists and gardens AS art. 'A Garden
- [Dates for Solo Exhibition at Zillah Bell Contemporary Art, Thirsk, Yorkshire](https://ruthander.co.uk/dates-for-solo-exhibition-at-zillah-bell-contemporary-art-thirsk-yorkshire/) - I'm delighted to be able to tell you that my Zillah Bell Gallery Printfest award, which takes the form of a solo exhibition at the gallery will take place between the 8th and 22nd February 2025, with a Private View on the evening of 7th February. I'm really excited, and am preparing the artwork as
- [The Dark and the Light: How Photography has Influenced my Artwork](https://ruthander.co.uk/the-dark-and-the-light-how-photography-has-influenced-my-artwork/) - I recently visited the Paula Rego and Goya exhibition at the Holbourne Museum in Bath. It was nightmarish. Not just scary, but surreal, both artist producing dream-like, sinister images that felt like they had reached into the furthest corners of the subconcious mind to wrench out images. They were also intensely light and dark, working
- [Exhibition and Residency at the Courtyard Gallery, Aldeburgh, Suffolk](https://ruthander.co.uk/exhibition-and-residency-at-the-courtyard-gallery-aldeburgh-suffolk/) - I'm excited to announce that I'll be exhibiting new work and making new work at the Courtyard Gallery, just off the High Street in Aldeburgh, Suffolk between Tuesday 27th September and Sunday 2nd October. The gallery is run by Ballroom Arts and showcases artists and groups for 1 and 2 week exhibitions. For this week
- [Where to Find my Work](https://ruthander.co.uk/where-to-find-my-work/) - As well as buying work on paper and mixed media artwork from this site, you will always find a selection of my work, framed and unframed at the following galleries: Cambridge Contemporary Art, Watermark Gallery, Harrogate, Little Buckland Gallery, Nr Broadway, Cotswolds, Tincleton Gallery, Dorset, and Makers, Colston Street, Bristol
- [On Burnout, Bottlenecks and the Blues](https://ruthander.co.uk/on-burnout-bottlenecks-and-the-blues/) - What do you do when your inspiration is zero? After a bottleneck of art events recently and my usual overestimation of my capacity, I found myself burnt out and blue. I knew I needed to do something creative, but the motivation had left me. I was worn out with nothing to give. I needed to
- [Does Your Artwork Have to Be Beautiful?](https://ruthander.co.uk/does-your-artwork-have-to-be-beautiful/) - And if it does, what makes it beautiful anyway? I did an Illustration degree 20 years ago and that time one of the worst ways you could describe art was 'illustrative'. The same goes for the idea of merely creating 'pretty pictures'. But can we use beauty to our own ends and what's so wrong
- [Printfest is On!](https://ruthander.co.uk/printfest-is-on/) - Having been postponed for 2 years, Printfest, the upmarket, well curated, festival of all things print is happening! Taking over the small town of Ulverston in the Lake District between Thursday 28th April and Sunday 1st May, it will be a wonderful smorgasbord of contemporary printmakers and their wares. A great place to continue a
- [New Online Workshop dates](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-online-workshop-dates/) - My new online hand printing at home workshop dates are Sunday March 6th and Sunday April 3rd. 10am-1pm via Zoom. They are a fantastic way to enter into the world of printing without the need for specialist equipment or a printing press. Or they can serve as a kickstart to an existing artistic practice. Beginners
- [Abstract Exhibition at Cambridge Contemporary Art](https://ruthander.co.uk/abstract-exhibition-at-cambridge-contemporary-art/) - I'm thrilled to have been asked to contribute to Cambridge Contemporary Art's 'Abstract' exhibition between 19th May and 9th June. Running from pure abstract to semi-abstract landscape, this exhibition features 9 artists and 9 ceramicists. In the heart of the city (Trinity Street) and gaining a reputation for well selected and curated art, CCA is
- [Join me in my Shed Studio at South Bristol Arts Trail 2024- 14th and 15th September, 11am-5pm](https://ruthander.co.uk/join-me-in-my-shed-studio-at-south-bristol-arts-trail-2024/) - I'll be opening up my house and shed studio again this year, with all new work to see, art on paper and mixed media boards, at a range of prices, plus a small selection of pieces on sale. Come and see me and my work in a relaxed setting and take in the best of
- [My First Jamaica Street Open Studios- 20th-22nd September!](https://ruthander.co.uk/my-first-jamaica-street-open-studios-20th-22nd-september/) - It will be my first time as a participant in this Bristol Art institution. It's going to be fun, I'd love to see you there (I'm on the second floor). There'll be a mixed exhibition of studio holders work in our exhibition space on the ground floor, Kit Form, alongside auction pieces (you might be
- [Can I Still Make Art When I'm Caring for Others (Or Myself)?](https://ruthander.co.uk/can-i-still-make-art-when-im-caring-for-others-or-myself/) - The answer is a resounding yes- with a few adjustments. We're fast coming upon the 6 week summer holidays in the UK, when family time and childcare will take up much more of my time. Although I love not having the pressure to do much, I also really enjoy making artwork and don't want to
- [Last weekend of North Somerset Arts Week](https://ruthander.co.uk/last-weekend-of-north-somerset-arts-week/) - With a plethora of Arts Trails and Open Studios to choose from this autumn, why not make your first port of call Portishead- with 3 wonderful venues within walking distance - in fact the half hour walk along the South West Coast Path between Portishead Pier and Black Nore Lighthouse (my venue 28 is along
- [...Stop Press... Totterdown Arts Trail IS going ahead- 20th/21st November](https://ruthander.co.uk/stop-press-totterdown-arts-trail-is-going-ahead-20th-21st-november/) - Amazingly, with only a month and a half to go, the new organisers of Totterdown Arts Trail have decided to pull it all together, in an almighty effort, for the 20th and 21st November (no doubt there will be a haphazard element to the weekend, which is no new or bad thing). This arts trail
- [New Work at 'Makers' gallery](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-work-at-makers-gallery/) - I'm delighted to say that I've delivered a small selection of pieces to 'Makers' at the top of Colston Street in Bristol, in the heart of the Christmas Steps Creative Quarter. A long standing and reliably curated gallery and shop, which has carved an 'original print' niche for itself, I think my work should fit
- [Living with Art, Art about Living](https://ruthander.co.uk/living-with-art-art-about-living/) - Recently, a second visit to Jim Ede's house in Cambridge, 'Kettle's Yard', got me thinking about how we live with art and it's place in our everyday worlds. Kettle Yard is Jim's masterpiece. A curator, collector, lecturer and author, Jim Ede knew he would never make great art. But he did know how to put
- [Come up and see my etchings...](https://ruthander.co.uk/come-up-and-see-my-etchings/) - What is it about the etched line that gets me? I'm still not sure, but I think something to do with the scratched, ragged nature of it. Also, a certain, almost photographic nature to it, the same thing that attracts me to old silver type photos. A certain darkness. Most of my 'lines' these days
- [How do You Buy Your Art?](https://ruthander.co.uk/how-do-you-buy-your-art/) - My weekend at Printfest (the annual print fair in Ulverston, Cumbria) got me thinking about how and why people buy art. Many of my sales during the weekend came from repeat buyers and those who had saved up to come to Printfest as a highlight in their year. I also met lots of Instagram followers
- [What is monoprinting?](https://ruthander.co.uk/what-is-monoprinting/) - Mono-printing is to make an impression on paper, the process only allowing one print to be made. There are many different techniques that can be described as mono-prints, from potato printing to screen-printing, the word does not describe the process but rather the amount of impressions that can be made. The print can be made
- [Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham 25th-28th April 2024](https://ruthander.co.uk/fresh-art-fair-cheltenham-25th-28th-april-2024/) - My work will represented for the first time at Fresh Art Fair by Little Buckland Gallery. A lovely, small (ish) fair, in the West Country. Contact me or join my email list for free tickets.
- [Printfest is Upon Us!](https://ruthander.co.uk/printfest-is-upon-us/) - The annual printmaking festival in Ulverston, Lake District returns between the 3rd and 5th May. I'll be there alongside a strong Bristol contingent (Gail Mason, Jemma Gunning, Hannah McVicar and Emily Ketteringham are all showing too.) There's also workshops, talks, great food and a lovely atmosphere- why not book yourself an arty bank holiday weekend
- [On Solitude and Retreat](https://ruthander.co.uk/on-solitude-and-retreat/) - Even a week after my artistic retreat, I didn't feel the need or want to speak as much. I felt quiet. It was a good feeling. And retreat is certainly the word- I backed away from people. Didn't talk. No need to explain anything. I didn't need other people to feel good, justified in my
- [Filling My Cup with the Bittersweet](https://ruthander.co.uk/filling-my-cup-with-the-bittersweet/) - I've been on a short 'artistic retreat'- that's what I'm calling it anyway- in Skye. I've always been attracted to the edge places, and though the Hebrideans and Orkadians would scoff, Skye seemed pretty far flung to me. And yes, I suppose I was searching for something 'spiritual', 'divine'. Out of the ordinary. Something deeper
- [New Work Delivered to Three Art Galleries in the UK](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-work-delivered-to-three-art-galleries-in-the-uk/) - I've delivered work to Tincleton Gallery, Tincleton, Dorset and Watermark Gallery, Harrogate plus a selection of work is now available to view online (and IRL after March 20th) at new (to me!) gallery Little Buckland Gallery, nr Broadway, Cotswolds. Phew! Lots of framing and prep over the last few months, but I'm glad to say,
- [Why You Should Have a Gallery Wall](https://ruthander.co.uk/why-you-should-have-a-gallery-wall/) - I always remember the first time someone bought one of my pieces and said 'that will look great on my gallery wall'. It's not a new idea- one of my favourite things about going to my grandmothers house was the slow walk down the stairs, stopping frequently to look at her collection of prints, drawings
- [Love Songs to Nature](https://ruthander.co.uk/love-songs-to-nature/) - There is a song by Karine Polwart, the Scottish folk singer songwriter, about Thrift, the little pink flower that clings to the edges of our land. One of the lyrics goes, 'Thrift’s gift is, Thrift’s grace is, to thrive in harsh places, And show us hardship is a limit not a failing' I had the good luck
- [New Work delivered to Tincleton Gallery, Dorset](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-work-delivered-to-tincleton-gallery-dorset/) - I've just delivered a new stash of work to Tincleton Gallery in Tincleton, Dorset (nr Dorchester), including one large tissue monoprint, and some of my series- 'Beacon Hill' and 'Winter, Cotswolds' as well as lots of unframed pieces. The autumn exhibition opens with a Private View on Friday 9th September 6-8pm and continues until Friday
- [New Online Courses in January and February Now Available to Book](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-online-courses-in-january-and-february-now-available-to-book/) - I'm collaborating with Spike Print Studio again this January and February to bring you another chance to learn 'Monoprint Landscapes' (9th January- 6th February) and 'Drypoint at Home' (20th February to 26th March), both live and online. I'm also running 2 short online morning workshops 'Botanical Printing by Hand' on 27th January 10am-12pm and 'Printing
- [Hidden Histories: Blessed and Cursed](https://ruthander.co.uk/hidden-histories-blessed-and-cursed/) - This month I've watched two beautiful documentary films about artists - 'Tish', about the late Tish Murtha, documentary photographer, and 'Amselm', Wim Wenders film on Anselm Kiefer (who needs no introduction!). Both films were wildly different and about wildly different people, but interestingly one thread wove it's way through them both: which was the artists
- [My 100 Day Project (2nd Time Around)](https://ruthander.co.uk/my-100-day-project-2nd-time-around/) - Conclusion: Much more of a slog. But still worth it. If you don't know, the 100 day project invites people to do one thing everyday for 100 days, recording it, or not, on social media, usually Instagram. The idea being that all those little bits of creativity teach you something, and added up, mean something
- [On Snow and it's Depiction](https://ruthander.co.uk/on-snow-and-its-depiction/) - It snowed. In March. Almost unheard of in the warmer and wet South West. I spent a few minutes watching it float down from our small, awkwardly shaped patch of sky, out the back, between the rooves, chimneys and drain pipes. White on white. Actually grey on grey. The more I looked, the more I
- [Pop-up Precious Postcards- online and in Bristol 5th December](https://ruthander.co.uk/pop-up-precious-postcards-online-and-in-bristol-5th-december/) - For the second time, Art and Ppl (aka art consultant and mentor Claudia Kennaugh) is hosting her 'Precious Postcards' exhibition, online and for 1 day only at 'That Art Gallery', Maudlin Street, Bristol on Tuesday 5th December (from 10am, drinks between 6 and 9pm). Claudia has assembled postcards from many wonderful artists, all for sale
- [Jamaica Street Studios Christmas Exhibition](https://ruthander.co.uk/jamaica-street-studios-christmas-exhibition/) - I'm now a member of Jamaica Street Studios, having moved into a small studio there at the beginning of November. The Studios have acquired the ground floor events and exhibition space and will be hosting a Christmas Art Show with work by all the studio holders between Saturday 2nd December and Saturday 16th December (Thursday
- [Home or Away?](https://ruthander.co.uk/home-or-away/) - I've always thought of artist's studios as places of magic- safe and sacred. The way I often think of churches and some kitchens. I always remember going to an exhibition in the Pompidou Centre in Paris in the late '90s where Brancusi's studio had been meticulously recreated in the gallery and it thrilled me. Likewise
- [The Importance of Rest](https://ruthander.co.uk/the-importance-of-rest/) - I know the importance of rest, the trouble is, it's so hard to enact in this world I live in. Emerging out of the (rather wet) summer holidays, I was starting my run up to leap into all the things I said 'I'll do in September', when, mid-leap, Covid felled me. I seem to get
- [My Top Recommendations for the 2023 South Bristol Art Trail](https://ruthander.co.uk/my-top-recommendations-for-the-2023-south-bristol-art-trail/) - When I moved to South Bristol in 1998, as a student, the area was run down, cheap to live in, and the only places to go out were small, scary, 'old man' pubs. The area's changed beyond comprehension now. Some might call it gentrification, but there's certainly a lot to be grateful for in the
- [Save the Date- 23rd and 24th September- South Bristol Arts Trail](https://ruthander.co.uk/save-the-date-23rd-and-24th-september-south-bristol-arts-trail/) - I will be opening my house and shed studio on the weekend of 23rd and 24th September, and this time I'll have a guest. Glass engraver and artist Jess Bartlett- aka The Corbeau Press- will be joining me showing her beautiful, delicate and light filled glass engravings of nature. I'm taking the opportunity to showcase
- [Making Unseen](https://ruthander.co.uk/making-unseen/) - I recently visited Tate Modern and caught the Maria Bartuszova exhibition. No, I hadn't heard of her either. It could be that my knowledge of Eastern European 20th century, female artists is lacking. There again, it could be that our collective knowledge of Eastern European, 20th century, female, artists is lacking. The exhibition was a
- [An Art Business?](https://ruthander.co.uk/an-art-business/) - I was lying in bed, thinking about death- as you do- and imagining looking back over my life. Would it have been a life of selling art or making art? An art business or 'being an artist'? I suppose the former has 'grubby' (why?) connotations of doing things for money, the everyday-ness we all struggle
- [New Art at Bristol's Newest Arts Trail- BS4](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-art-at-bristols-newest-arts-trail-bs4/) - Does Bristol need another arts trail? Turns out the answer is yes! As house prices go up in the North, West and South of the city, creative types have been upping sticks and moving East. Hence a lovely new local, weekend arts trail- BS4. It's on the 24th and 25th June. I'm sharing a space
- [Going Big- A New Direction for Me](https://ruthander.co.uk/going-big-a-new-direction-for-me/) - Yes, I've been pulled in by the lure of 'going big' as most artists do at some point. Having been essentially a printmaker, working on paper, for most of my career, I've recently been straining at the leash. I want to make immersive art, gestural and bold- and the feeling won't go away. The downside
- [3 Week Residency at 'The Vestibules'](https://ruthander.co.uk/3-week-residency-at-the-vestibules/) - I'm lucky enough to have been given, by Artspace Lifespace, 3 weeks working in one of the Vestibules at City Hall, College Green in Bristol. These are very grand (and big!) 'porches' either end of the building- I'm occupying the one near the Cathedral. I'm having so much fun working most days in there- so
- [Finding Our Voices](https://ruthander.co.uk/finding-our-voices/) - I went to see Lisa O'Neill, an Irish folk (and so much more) singer at St Georges in Bristol last month. I booked the tickets on the strength of one song heard by chance on the radio- a rare occurrence for me. When I arrived, it seemed lots of others had done the same, which
- [See My Art Work 'In Real Life' This Spring](https://ruthander.co.uk/see-my-art-work-in-real-life-this-spring/) - There are 3 chances to see me and my work this Spring around the UK. First stop is the Paper-Ink-Print Festival at The Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington, South London between the 17th and 19th March. Then, in close succession, I'll be at Printfest in the Lake District between the 28th and 30th April and
- [Inaugural 'Paper-Ink-Print' Festival at the Landmark Arts Centre, South West London, 17th-19th March](https://ruthander.co.uk/inaugural-paper-ink-print-festival-at-the-landmark-arts-centre-south-west-london/) - Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington, South West London has already amassed a formidable reputation for quality art fairs and festivals via it's annual Spring and Autumn art fairs, and now it's created the first 'Paper-Ink-Print Festival' to celebrate, and give a platform to, all things that involve paper and ink- prints, paper making, art on
- [A Sunrise Walk in February](https://ruthander.co.uk/a-sunrise-walk-in-february/) - It wasn't much of a sunrise, truth be told. I walked out along the coast path, hoping for a spectacle, or even a moment of...something, against the implication of the grey blanket of cloud. I reached the field I love the most. Somehow the camber, the line and roll of it warms my heart, like
- [White and Light](https://ruthander.co.uk/white-and-light/) - I had a day of white and light. Near enough to Imbolc, the light starting to seep in at the edges of each day. The beginning of the beginning of Spring. The time of a little hope. The day had been predicted- a full array of heart gladdening yellow suns at every hour on the
- [Winter Light](https://ruthander.co.uk/winter-light/) - In winter, though the quantity of the light is small, I try to appreciate the quality of the light. Watery, oh so soft, diffused, horizontal. The pink blush of a frosty morning. Unless I wake at 4 or 5am, I don't get to see this rare, ephemeral light in Summer. So, in Winter, I try
- [January- A Place to Start Again, A Place to Walk Away From](https://ruthander.co.uk/january-a-place-to-start-again-a-place-to-walk-away-from/) - I prefer the solstice as a marker myself. I like the connection between us and the light, that is the focus of winter solstice. It makes me think of the ancient peoples who built all those strange and wonderful and perfectly logical calendars in the land- Stone Henge, Avebury, New Grange. Taking those shards of
- [FOSSIL at 44AD Studio gallery in Bath](https://ruthander.co.uk/fossil-at-44ad-studio-gallery-in-bath/) - Catch it quick! This week long exhibition of 44AD associate artists (of which I have just become a member) opens on 14th January and runs through until 21st. Featuring work based on the word Fossil, this is a wide ranging exhibition in a beautiful building just off the famous Abbey Square in Bath. I have
- [New Dates for Online Workshops and Video Course Launch](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-dates-for-online-workshops-and-video-course-launch/) - I'm excited to announce that I'm collaborating with Spike Print Studio in Bristol to lead a 3 week online course- 'Kick Start your Mark-making Mojo' in February and March. Each Monday afternoon session will be between 1.30pm and 3pm and we'll be covering hand-printing at home, exploring stamps and stencils and botanical printing. All for
- [Reframing the Landscape: 'Digging Deep' at the RWA and 'Spirit of Place' by Susan Owens](https://ruthander.co.uk/reframing-the-landscape-digging-deep-at-the-rwa-and-spirit-of-place-by-susan-owens/) - As a landscape artist I was interested to visit the Royal West of England Academy exhibition 'Earth: Digging Deep in British Art 1781-2022' (now finished). By chance, as is so often the way, I was also part way through 'Spirit of Place: Artists, Writers and the British Landscape' by Susan Owens. The two combined set
- [The Power of Play](https://ruthander.co.uk/the-power-of-play/) - If you follow me on Instagram, some of you may know that I’ve been taking the Creative Visionary Programme this year- an online 12 week course led by Nicholas Wilton. The premise is essentially trying out the principles taught each week on 30x30cm panels- using acrylics. This is quite a challenge for me-partly as I
- [Thoughts on the Art of Curation](https://ruthander.co.uk/thoughts-on-the-art-of-curation/) - The artist often has very little control about what context, environment and company their artwork is viewed in. Over the years I've come to respect the skills of a good curator, and indeed good art buyers and lovers, who take time and effort over showing artwork at it's best. These thoughts have been passing through
- [The High Places](https://ruthander.co.uk/the-high-places/) - Why are we drawn to ancient sites? And what is it that has always drawn humans to these special places? First of all what do I mean by ancient sites? This is my own definition really- a place where there's evidence of human use going back at least thousands of years- Stone Age, Bronze Age,
- [Mono-print and Meditation](https://ruthander.co.uk/mono-print-and-meditation/) - I meditate and I hand mono-print. Is there a link between the two? I think so. I started to meditate regularly, with a local group, about 8 years ago. I did it initially to quiet a crazy busy mind, as a kind of balm for my worries, and time for myself away from my new
- [Letting Go of Resolutions](https://ruthander.co.uk/letting-go-of-resolutions/) - The origin of New Years's resolutions actually comes from the Romans, who used the turn of the year to forgive and let go of any grudges or obligations owed by others. So, rather than piling lots of 'I should's onto ourselves, we could really be shedding things that are a heavy burden to us and
- ['Radical Beauty' - Helen Frankenthaler at Dulwich Picture Gallery](https://ruthander.co.uk/radical-beauty-helen-frankenthaler-at-dulwich-picture-gallery/) - Helen Frakenthaler, once the queen of abstract expressionism, in a world of big male egos, also made floatingly beautiful woodcut prints alongside her large scale, stained canvases. Dulwich Picture Gallery continues it's run of excellent exhibitions with 'Radical Beauty', it's survey of not only Frankenthaler's prints, but also how she made them. I visited recently
- [A Review of 'Paula Rego: Subversive Stories at the Arnolfini, Bristol'](https://ruthander.co.uk/a-review-of-paula-rego-subversive-stories-at-the-arnolfini-bristol/) - Of late, the Arnolfini art centre in Bristol, has been hosting some brilliant exhibitions- contemporary, yet accessible. Their Paula Rego print show is no exception. 'Paula Rego: Subversive Stories' showcases the print output of Dame Paula Rego RA, from her days at the Slade in the 1950's, all the way through to her current work
- [Musings on Circular Time and the Vernal Equinox](https://ruthander.co.uk/an-artists-view-of-the-vernal-or-spring-equinox/) - The vernal equinox has just passed here in England. It doesn't quite align with Easter, or the 'start of spring' (ie 1st March), or in fact my marker of Spring arriving (which is the first day I really feel the warmth of the sun on my skin- sometimes February, sometimes April). But it is a
- ['Drawn to War' :  A Review of the New Eric Ravilious Documentary Film](https://ruthander.co.uk/drawn-to-war-a-review-of-the-new-eric-ravilious-documentary-film/) - A new film about Eric Ravilious shows his joy, and his wife's despair, during wartime. I was lucky enough to go to a viewing of 'Eric Ravilious: Drawn To War', a new documentary directed by Margy Kinmouth and released in cinemas in July. It features contributions from Ai Weiwei, Alan Bennett, Grayson Perry and Robert
- [Wake, walk, work:  My week in Suffolk](https://ruthander.co.uk/wake-walk-work-my-week-in-suffolk/) - In September, sick of waiting to be 'given' a residency, and finding myself unexpectedly free of family responsibility for a week, I made my own artist's retreat and residency in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. I exhibited and worked in the Courtyard Gallery and I had access to accommodation near the gallery. Here is my honest account. There
- [Spaces Available for my Online 'Playful Printing at Home' workshops](https://ruthander.co.uk/spaces-available-for-my-online-playful-printing-at-home-workshops/) - The next dates for my online workshops are Sunday September 18th, 1-4pm (British time) or Sunday November 27th, 10am-1pm (British time). This is a wonderful way to spend some time learning a simple creative technique that you can do at home with no special equipment or previous artistic experience. These workshops can also serve as
- [Fighting Time](https://ruthander.co.uk/fighting-time/) - I'm going a bit deep with this one. It started in December with me stealing my husband's Christmas present (before he'd read it)- Oliver Burkeman's '4000 Weeks: Time and How to Use It' and is continuing with Tara McMullin's excellent podcasts and essays, via my favourites Wendell Berry and Michel de Montaigne. Actually no. It
- [How long does it take to form a habit?](https://ruthander.co.uk/how-long-does-it-take-to-form-a-habit/) - There are different schools of thought. More than 2 months to become automatic. 66 days is the received wisdom (backed up by science), though it can vary widely depending on behaviour and circumstances. One study found it took anything from 18-254 days for people to form new habits. And what happens to the brain and
- [Let's Keep in Touch](https://ruthander.co.uk/sign-up-for-my-newsletter/) - The deal is I send you a missive every month, with first views of new work, behind the scenes insights, heads-up on workshops, art events you might like, personal invitations, as well as top tips and arty shares. Plus, you receive 15% off your first purchase at my online shop- just let me know you're
- [Cambridge Contemporary Art](https://ruthander.co.uk/cambridge-contemporary-art/) - A chance encounter at Printfest in April has led to my work now being stocked at Cambridge Contemporary Art, which I'm immensely pleased about. I haven't been able to visit the gallery yet, but I certainly admire all of their other artists- so I take that as a good sign! I've just sent a selection
- [Workshops](https://ruthander.co.uk/workshops/) - Next online workshop: Sunday April 3rd, 10am-1pm. £30. Book here for April 3rd. This is a great introduction to printmaking or kickstart to your artistic practice- no need for a press or print studio. This is a wonderful way to spend a morning learning a simple creative technique that you can do at home with no
- [New Hand Prints from the Garden Studio](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-hand-prints-from-the-garden-studio/) - My topic this term is combining line and painterly marks. I've managed to make some pretty large drypoints by hand- which involves quite a lot of muscle power, by the way- essentially my arms are replacing the pressure of a printing press! I'm currently adding mono print to them and hope to have them finished
- [Bristol Online Market- this weekend only!](https://ruthander.co.uk/bristol-online-market-this-weekend-only/) - The wonderful @bristol.market has asked me to be a part of this weekend's beautifully curated online market. This market only includes up to 30 makers on one weekend and they're all up to scratch ethically, locally, and sustainably. Most are offering a discount for this weekend only- including me. There's 20% off all prints in
- [Bath Contemporary Artists Fair- Sunday June 13th](https://ruthander.co.uk/bath-contemporary-artists-fair-sunday-june-13th/) - I'll be all masked up and happy to be at BCAF on Sunday 13th June- my first 'real-life' event for quite some time. I'm bringing my new series of drypoints/monoprints. The fair is in an atmospheric old station in Bath- I'm really looking forward to seeing artlovers and fellow artists alike. BCAF is the brainchild
- [New Exhibition at Tincleton Gallery, Dorset](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-exhibition-at-tincleton-gallery-dorset/) - In line with government guidelines, Tincleton Gallery will be re-opening on 17th May with a new exhibition 'Lockdown Reflections'. I will be sending new work, made during lockdown(s) for it. They are also starting their programme of music from 25th June. See their website for more info. Tincleton Gallery is housed in a beautiful old
- [RWA Open Exhibition to Re-open from 17th April](https://ruthander.co.uk/rwa-open-exhibition-to-re-open-from-17th-april/) - Finally, the Royal West of England Annual Open Exhibition will re-open between the 17th April and 9th May. You can book a time slot here. One of the most diverse, interesting and exciting exhibitions in the Bristol calendar, I'm really glad it will have a short opening, after it was closed in November 2020. I'm
- [Real live events! Dates for the diary](https://ruthander.co.uk/real-live-events-dates-for-the-diary/) - There are art events in the diary! So looking forward to showing new work at the below events, meeting everyone and talking art and life. Put the below events in the diary and let art creep into your life again. Bath Contemporary Art Fair 13th June- Green Park Station, Bath Newbury Contemporary Art Fair- 31st
- [Are there any silver linings?](https://ruthander.co.uk/are-there-any-silver-linings/) - I must admit, what with homeschooling, home day jobbing and home homing, I'm really missing seeing art and artists at live events and exhibitions. We really need art at the moment to give us moments of stillness and joy, and remind us of the magic and beauty in life. Though I was deeply disappointed at
- [New Hand Mono-prints from the Garden Studio](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-hand-mono-prints-from-the-garden-studio/) - I've been working away in the garden studio (and have a month more of doing so now!) making some new mono-prints. I hope to have these ready to either buy directly from me or via Tincleton Gallery soon. I'll be releasing these to buy via Instagram, specifically the #artistsupportpledge as we approach Christmas, so if
- [Royal West of England Academy Annual Open Exhibition- postponed until Spring 2021](https://ruthander.co.uk/royal-west-of-england-academy-annual-open-exhibition-postponed-until-december/) - I'm pleased to have had a piece selected for the RWA Annual Open Exhibition this year- the last of my 'Near Avebury' variable edition. They sold very well, so if you're the proud owner of one, you can feel smug about having as good taste as an academician! The exhibition was due to open on
- [New Variable Edition Printed at Spike Print Studio](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-variable-edition-printed-at-spike-print-studio/) - I've been greatly enjoying my time back at Spike Print Studio over the last 6 weeks or so. I've managed to make a new variable edition inspired by the views from Maiden Castle in Dorset. It will be available to buy on my online shop at the end of October. I'll be offering a fairly
- [New Mixed Exhibition at Tincleton Gallery, Dorset](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-mixed-exhibition-at-tincleton-gallery-dorset/) - Tincleton Gallery is continuing to show art with their Autumn/Winter mixed show on until January 10th. It will showcase work by gallery artists, including myself, alongside invited artist Chloe Fremantle. Open Fridays -Mondays, 10am-5pm. There are new versions of my prints of Cerne Abbas Giant and Maiden Castle as well as my monoprints. More information
- [Clevedon Sunday Market 4th and 5th July, #artistsupportpledge and online shop](https://ruthander.co.uk/clevedon-sunday-market-4th-and-5th-july-artistsupportpledge-and-online-shop/) - Although restrictions are easing, I still find that I'm unable to produce as much work as I was (looking after my daughter full time) and still find that the places I used to sell it are unavailable to me (markets can't currently open safely and all art fairs and trails have been cancelled) so I'm
- [Cyanotypes now Available from My Shop](https://ruthander.co.uk/cyanotypes-now-available-from-my-shop/) - I've added most of my cyanotypes to my etsy shop now- just click on the link on the home page. Each one is unique as I often tone the images with tea, coffee and soda crystals as well as the quirks inherent in the technique.
- [South Bristol Arts Trail Online 16th and 17th May](https://ruthander.co.uk/south-bristol-arts-trail-online-16th-and-17th-may/) - Yes, you've guessed it, the Arts Trail is moving online too. Just join Facebook group VirtualSouthBristolArtsTrail and get browsing at the weekend. Most of the artists who would have been showing work for the trail will be posting their new work during the weekend. There's already some posts on there previewing some of the artists.
- [Print Day in May - Saturday 2nd May](https://ruthander.co.uk/print-day-in-may-saturday-2nd-may/) - If you're a print fiend (like me) you might be interested in Print Day in May on Saturday 2nd May- this year all done virtually. The idea is that printmakers from all over the world make a print or prints on that day and share their work in progress and results via printdayinmay.com, and on
- [Clevedon (Virtual) Sunday Market 3rd May](https://ruthander.co.uk/clevedon-virtual-sunday-market-3rd-may/) - Clevedon Sunday Market is happening again this weekend on Facebook. I'll be posting some pieces from my new variable edition 'Ridgeway Sunrise' as well as some new Cyanotypes photographs of North Somerset on Sunday only. If you want to peruse lovely things from local makers and maybe even help to support them through this shaky
- [Evolution of a (variable) Edition- Maiden Castle through the seasons](https://ruthander.co.uk/evolution-of-a-variable-edition-maiden-castle-through-the-seasons/) - I’ve been working on a set of drypoint etchings of Maiden Castle in Dorset over the last few months and thought I’d share some of the results and give an insight into my working method. For those not in the know, there is no castle at Maiden Castle (confusingly). It is the remains of a
- [My new online shop](https://ruthander.co.uk/my-new-online-shop/) - Some of the more eagle eyed of you may have noticed that there is now an extra button at the top of the home page for my new shop! I have pictures from my last 3 (very) variable editions. That doesn't mean they vary in quality, but they are all different having been printed with
- [Virtual Clevedon Sunday Market 4th and 5th April](https://ruthander.co.uk/virtual-clevedon-sunday-market-4th-and-5th-april/) - Clevedon Sunday Market is running this month- virtually. Just join the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1580460532130846/ and browse the posts from regular traders on 4th and 5th April. If you like the look of something, just type SOLD in the comments box and message the trader to work out payment and delivery. Simple. I'll be posting short
- [All Spring Art Events Cancelled](https://ruthander.co.uk/all-spring-art-events-cancelled/) - Unfortunately, Printfest, South Bristol Arts Trail and Dorset Art Weeks have all been postponed until further notice. Please stay well and I hope to see you at these events when life gets back to normal.
- [I will not be attending the Exhibition Preview Evening 20th March](https://ruthander.co.uk/exhibition-preview-evening-20th-march/) - I will not be attending the preview evening of my exhibition at Tincleton Gallery (Tincleton, nr Dorchester, Dorset) on Friday March 20th, between 6 and 8pm, though the evening is going ahead, Joan and David will there to welcome you if you do wish to attend. The exhibition will continue until 10th May.
- [I'm going to Printfest!](https://ruthander.co.uk/im-going-to-printfest/) - I've been accepted as one of about 40 print-makers to have a stand at Printfest between 1st and 3rd May, in Ulverston in Cumbria. I'm really excited to be going, not least to meet all the other printers and see their work- the quality should be high going on previous years. I hope to being
- [Solo Exhibition March to May in Dorset](https://ruthander.co.uk/solo-exhibition-march-to-may-in-dorset/) - My work will have the run of the beautiful main room at Tincleton Gallery in Dorset between March 20th and May 10th this year. I'll be showing my signature atmospheric mono-prints as well as new etchings (with mono-print additions- I can't resist!). A mixture of subjects, but definitely some of Dorset and the West country.
- [Totterdown Arts Trail 15th-17th November](https://ruthander.co.uk/totterdown-arts-trail-15th-17th-november/) - Totterdown 'Front Room' Arts Trail is on between 15th and 17th November, I'll be sharing 105 Oxford Street with Jean Hathaway and Andrew Hardwick. I am aiming to have a Bristol showing of the work I've produced from the Lizard Point Residency I undertook earlier in the year, large printed hangings on tissue, cyanotypes, etchings
- [Christmas Markets 2019](https://ruthander.co.uk/christmas-markets/) - I'll be showing and selling my work at: A Winter's Fair, Court House Farm, Portishead on 17th November Clevedon Christmas Market, Prince's Hall, 1st December Tobacco Factory Market, Southville, Bristol, 22nd December Come and see new affordable prints and cyanotypes and get ideas for Christmas presents. A great chance to buy lovely things from local
- [Lizard Point Residency London Exhibition](https://ruthander.co.uk/lizard-point-residency-london-exhibition/) - The exhibition which is the culmination of the Lizard Point Residency in March is opening tonight between 6 and 9pm, at The Crypt, St John on Bethnal Green, London,with an opening talk by Carolyn Kennet. It continues until Sunday 10th, when I'll be there. I'm really looking forward to seeing how all the artists have
- [Art Club Workshops](https://ruthander.co.uk/art-club-workshops/) - Thanks to all who attended my recent workshops in Dorset. I think a good time was had by all and lots of lovely work produced. I'm available for demonstrations and mono-print workshops, a really fun way to rejuvenate your art practice- just get in contact.
- [Exhibition Now On at Helston Museum of Cornish Life](https://ruthander.co.uk/exhibition-now-on-at-helston-museum-of-cornish-life/) - One of the results of the group residency I took part in at Lizard Point is an exhibition at the Helston Museum of Cornish Life- it's on now until 26th October. As well as housing amazing amounts of curiosities and curios (if you're an old fashioned museum fan, this one is for you!) it has
- [Open Studio in Dorset in September](https://ruthander.co.uk/open-studio-in-dorset-in-september/) - I'll be opening up my studio at 2, The Square, Puddletown, Nr Dorchester, DT2 8SL between Friday 20th and Sunday 22nd September, to show work produced recently and have a chance to show visitors how I work (I'll be hand- printing throughout) and chat with me if they want to. A great way to buy
- [New Work in Group Exhibitions this autumn](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-work-in-group-exhibitions-this-autumn/) - You can see my piece 'Barn, South Down' at the Clifton Arts Open between 3rd and 18th August at the Undercroft, Victoria Methodist Church, 1 Whiteladies Road, Bristol alongside high quality work by the great and the good of Clifton. Next up, I've created a new piece for 'Material Flow' at the Museum in the
- [Spike Open- Bank holiday weekend](https://ruthander.co.uk/spike-open-bank-holiday-weekend/) - Spike Open, the popular open studios weekend at Spike Island will be between 3rd and 6th May. Spike Print Studio will be taking part and I hope to have some images on display showcasing the new work I've been making there- mainly etching and photo-etching. It's a great chance to see what goes on behind
- [North Somerset Arts Week- May 3rd-12th](https://ruthander.co.uk/north-somerset-arts-week-may-3rd-12th/) - North Somerset Arts Week is almost upon us! 3rd-12th May. If you love finding hidden gems in lovely places then take a day, a weekend or the whole week to tour North Somerset in search of great art. I'll be exhibiting with friend and fellow Estuary artist Ian Price at his house, 12 Glenwood Rise,
- [Lizard Point Residency](https://ruthander.co.uk/lizard-point-residency/) - I'm just back from a wonderful short group residency at Lizard Point in Cornwall (literally- the end of the garden was the end of the land!) The idea was that the residency would form part of the commemoration of 2 communication landmarks- 450 years since the Lighthouse was built at the Lizard and 50 years
- [Black Nore Lighthouse Residency](https://ruthander.co.uk/black-nore-lighthouse-residency/) - I've taken on a mini-residency at Black Nore Lighthouse, on the Severn Estuary coast in Portishead, ahead of North Somerset Arts Week, when I'll be exhibiting my work at 12 Glenwood Rise, just behind the lighthouse. Though relatively small in stature, it makes up for it in picturesque position and has been saved and maintained
- [Espalier Series of Prints](https://ruthander.co.uk/espalier-series-of-prints/) - I've started making prints based on the walled gardens at the National Trust's Tyntesfield, just outside Bristol. I'm in the playing around stages at the moment, but coming up with a few good images. I'm using photo-polymer etching plates at the moment and adding mono-print, but I hope to make some cyanotypes as well.
- [Making New Large Etchings at Spike Print Studio](https://ruthander.co.uk/making-new-large-etchings-at-spike-print-studio/) - I've been making the most of my time as a 'born-again' Spike Print Studio member. Despite trepidation at making such a large (A2) photo-polymer print, I'm really enjoying it. This image is created by painting onto mark resist (see through plastic), and then photographically transferring it onto a metal plate that can be printed from.
- [Cyanotype and Gum Bichromate Prints](https://ruthander.co.uk/cyanotypes-and-gum-bichromate-prints/) - I've been learning how to make cyanotypes and gum bichromate prints with Martyn Grimmer at the Folk House in Bristol and really enjoying it. They are Victorian photographic processes - pretty labour intensive, but worth it. Very excited to start experimenting now!
- [A new installation for Totterdown](https://ruthander.co.uk/a-new-installation-for-totterdown/) - As has become tradition for 105 Oxford Street, I made an installation for the stairwell for the weekend of the Totterdown Arts Trail. This time based on Purton Boat Graveyard, further up the Severn Estuary. It was all made with mono-print on tissue paper. Thanks for all who made it along on the weekend.
- [New Work delivered to Church House Designs and Clifton Fine Art](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-work-delivered-to-church-house-designs-and-clifton-fine-art/) - Lots of lovely new work to see at these two galleries in Congresbury and Perry Row, Bristol. Go see!
- [Totterdown Arts Trail 23rd/24th/25th November](https://ruthander.co.uk/totterdown-arts-trail-23rd-24th-25th-november/) - I'll be at 105 Oxford Street again this year with Jean Hathaway and Andrew Hardwick. A lovely, small trail, full of curiosities and fun- not least red autumn leaves on the floor of our house! Expect new large scale hangings in the stairwell, plus new etchings and photo-etchings made at Spike Print Studio. For map,
- [Print-centric at Hamilton House](https://ruthander.co.uk/print-centric-at-hamilton-house/)
- [Dorset Art Weeks 26th May- 10th June](https://ruthander.co.uk/dorset-art-weeks-26th-may-10th-june/) - A chance to see and buy brand new work (a mixture of monoprints and etchings), as well as rummage through my archive for a hidden treasure at a great price, at the Studio, 2 The Square, Puddletown, Dorset, for Dorset Art Weeks. I'm open for the bank holiday weekend (26th-28th May), and the two weekends
- [New Etchings from UWE Scholarship](https://ruthander.co.uk/new-etchings-from-uwe-scholarship/) - I've really been enjoying my scholarship time using Bower Ashton's print department. I've been creating drypoint and softground etchings mixed with my mono-prints using the chine colle process. Here is one of the images, more to follow.
- [Find my Work at Christmas](https://ruthander.co.uk/find-my-work-at-christmas/) - Over the Christmas period you can see my work at Tinca Gallery, High Street Portishead and Church House Designs, Congresbury in addition to Clifton Fine Art on Perry Row, Bristol and Tincleton Gallery in Dorset.
- [Autumn Arts Trails](https://ruthander.co.uk/autumn-arts-trails/) - I'll be at the Off-Centre Gallery, 13 Cotswold Road for Art on the Hill, Windmill Hill's annual weekend of all things art on 7th and 8th October. I'll be there alongside Peter Ford, which I'm thrilled about as I'm a big fan of his work and the gallery has a lovely atmosphere. On 17th and
- [Southmead Hospital Library Gallery](https://ruthander.co.uk/southmead-hospital-library-gallery/) - I'm excited to say I've been asked to show work at Southmead Hospital Library Gallery in September- part of the FreshArts initiative to bring the arts into hospitals. So many people over the years have said that my work would sit well in healthcare settings as they are so calming, so it's great to finally
- [Clevedon Sunday Market](https://ruthander.co.uk/clevedon-sunday-market/) - I'll be at Clevedon Sunday Market on August 6th and September 3rd selling original artwork, digital Giclee prints and cards. I'll also have 'Studio Sale' items at reduced prices. Come and say hello, spend the morning browsing, try something delicious to eat and have a stroll on the Pier - what could be better!
- [UWE Scholarship](https://ruthander.co.uk/uwe-scholarship/) - I've been accepted on a UWE/Spike Print Studio Scholarship. It means from September I'll be able to use UWE Print Studio facilities for free for a year, to really get my teeth into a project. I can't wait and am thinking of ideas already!
- [Mono-printing Demo at Clifton Fine Art](https://ruthander.co.uk/north-somerset-arts-week/) - If you'd like to see spontaneous hand mono-printing in action or wondered how my images are made, the come along to an afternoon demonstration at Clifton Fine Art, 12 Perry Road, Bristol on Saturday 17th June between 2 and 4pm. All welcome to come along to watch and chat about this playful way of printing.
- [Where to buy my work](https://ruthander.co.uk/where-to-buy-my-work/) - Find out where to view and buy my artwork from a number of galleries, shops and arts trails across the South West. New work just been delivered to Church House Designs, Congresbury. You can now see my work in Dorset! Tincleton Gallery, The Old Schoolhouse, Tincleton, Nr Dorchester are now representing me. They have
- [Southbank Bristol Arts Trail](https://ruthander.co.uk/southbank-bristol-arts-trail/) - I’ll be at 52 Hamilton Road, Southville, Bristol for the Southbank Bristol Arts Trail on 13th and 14th May.

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- [Landscape Impressions: A Self-Paced Video Course](https://ruthander.co.uk/landscape-impressions-a-new-self-paced-video-course/) - Look at the Materials List Buy 'Landscape Impressions' now for £95 Make stunning, atmospheric landscapes prints by hand, at home. Diving deeper into making intentional hand printed landscapes, this course covers materials, setting up, basic techniques, plus colour mixing, planning your prints using photos and sketches, composition, layering of different elements and guides you though
- [Instant Access Video Courses to Start Your Printmaking Journey](https://ruthander.co.uk/learn-how-to-hand-print/) - Choose from two instant access, self-paced video courses to start you on your printmaking journey. Only £27, this course is for creatives to start their printmaking journey at home. Covering all you need to know about materials, how to set up your home print studio, basic techniques, layering of colour and texture, plus how to
- [Sign into Your Course](https://ruthander.co.uk/sign-into-your-course/) - 'Playful Printing at Home' and 'Landscape Impressions' video courses have now moved to the course platform Kajabi. If you haven't received an email asking you to login to Kajabi to access your course(s), please contact me with the course you purchased and the email you used to purchase it and I'll get onto it.
- [Join me live on October 18th at 5pm (UK time) for 'The Big Reveal'](https://ruthander.co.uk/join-me-live-on-october-18th-at-5pm-uk-time-for-the-big-reveal/) - Join me live on YT at 5pm (UK time- check your time here) on 18th October while I hand print landscape art. Register below for reminders. When you register you'll also have access to the replay for a week afterwards- plus your exclusive link to buy my video course 'Landscape Impressions' for £67 (usually £95)
- [Playful Printing at Home](https://ruthander.co.uk/playful-printing-at-home-the-complete-video-course/) - Pay £27 and enrol now Discover the freedom and serendipity of hand-printing at home. Let me guide you through a series of playful printing sessions to make beautiful, finished, pieces of art as well as collage papers and sketchbook starters . In this course we will be exploring printing by hand- ie without a printing
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- [Keep in Touch](https://ruthander.co.uk/keep-in-touch/) - I'd love to keep in touch with you. Each month I send a letter from the studio with inspiration, new writing about art and life, how-to videos, print-y things you might like, new artwork from the studio, plus recommendations and shares and you always get a heads up when there's a new course or workshop
- [Landscape Impressions: Your Self-Paced Video Course](https://ruthander.co.uk/landscape-impressions-your-self-paced-video-course/)
- [Buy 'Landscape Impressions' and 'Playful Printing at Home' and save money!](https://ruthander.co.uk/buy-landscape-impressions-and-playful-printing-at-home-and-save-money/) - If you're interested in both courses, you can now buy a hand-printing bundle consisting of 'Landscape Impressions' and 'Playful Printing at Home: The Complete Video Course' for £170, saving £20. Buy the Bundle Now Both of the courses will take you through what you need to hand print, and inspiration for your work, but 'Playful
- [Materials List for Landscape Impressions](https://ruthander.co.uk/materials-list-for-landscape-impressions/) - Quick checklist: Rubber roller Flat surface to roll ink onto Ink or paint (not acrylic or gouache) Thin paper Burnisher (to apply even pressure to take your print)- home found alternatives - see below A good, flat, sturdy table to work on. Table covering if you don’t want it to get covered in paint! A
- [Materials List for 'Playful Printing at Home'](https://ruthander.co.uk/materials-list-for-playful-printing-at-home/) - You will need: A good, flat, sturdy table to work on. Table covering if you don’t want it to get covered in paint! Plus: scrap paper, rags or kitchen towel, vegetable oil, a bin bag, gloves (optional), objects, textures and tools to play and print with (optional) A flat surface to roll ink onto- this
- [Playful Printing at Home: Your Self-Paced Video Course](https://ruthander.co.uk/playful-printing-at-home-your-self-paced-video-course/)
- [Playful Printing at Home: After You've Printed](https://ruthander.co.uk/playful-printing-at-home-after-youve-printed/)
- [Playful Printing at Home: Printing with Objects and Stamps](https://ruthander.co.uk/playful-printing-at-home-printing-with-objects-and-stamps/)
- [Playful Printing at Home: Ghosts, Lines and Gestures](https://ruthander.co.uk/playful-printing-at-home-ghosts-lines-and-gestures/)
- [Playful Printing at Home: Adding Layers](https://ruthander.co.uk/playful-printing-at-home-adding-layers/)
- [Playful Printing at Home: First Prints](https://ruthander.co.uk/playful-printing-at-home-first-prints/)
- [Playful Printing at Home: Preparing to Print](https://ruthander.co.uk/playful-printing-at-home-preparing-to-print/)
- [Playful Printing at Home: Introduction](https://ruthander.co.uk/playful-printing-at-home-introduction/)
- [Landscape Impressions: Presenting Your Prints](https://ruthander.co.uk/landscape-impressions-presenting-your-prints/)
- [Landscape Impressions: What to Do With Discarded Prints](https://ruthander.co.uk/landscape-impressions-what-to-do-with-discarded-prints/)
- [Landscape Impressions: Second Layers](https://ruthander.co.uk/landscape-impressions-second-layers/)
- [Landscape Impressions: First Layers on a Landscape Print](https://ruthander.co.uk/landscape-impressions-first-layers-on-a-landscape-print/)
- [Landscape Impressions: Planning for Printing](https://ruthander.co.uk/landscape-impressions-planning-for-printing/)
- [Landscape Impressions: How to Hand Print](https://ruthander.co.uk/landscape-impressions-how-to-hand-print/)
- [Landscape Impressions: What You Need to Hand Print](https://ruthander.co.uk/landscape-impressions-what-you-need-to-hand-print/)
- [Landscape Impressions: Introduction](https://ruthander.co.uk/landscape-impressions-introduction/)
- [Shop](https://ruthander.co.uk/shop/)
- [Art to Buy](https://ruthander.co.uk/recent-work/) - Here you'll find a selection of my recent work available to buy now. Most of these pieces are on paper and are drypoint etching, collage and mono-print and they are all unique, original pieces. All works on paper are posted unframed, float mounted onto archival card (showing the edges of the artwork), unless otherwise stated.
- [Upcoming Live Workshops and Courses](https://ruthander.co.uk/printing-at-home-workshops/) - I sometimes lead hand printing workshops and courses, face-to-face (in the Bristol area) and online. There are currently no workshops upcoming. If you'd prefer to learn at home via one of my self-paced video courses, then click below. Browse Video Courses If you'd like to hire me for a demonstration, workshop or course for your
- [Purchasing and Shipping terms and conditions](https://ruthander.co.uk/purchasing-and-shipping-terms-and-conditions/) - I want you to be happy with your new art. If you have any questions please contact me in advance at ruth_ander@yahoo.co.uk Every care has been taken to show the artwork as accurately as possible with regard to size and colour. The image you see online may show a difference due to slight variation between
- [About](https://ruthander.co.uk/about/) - “An effect of texture and translucency being something between an old Italian fresco, an English landscape painting and a Japanese woodblock print” What I do Watch this short video about me and my work My inspiration is landscape, nature and light- often in North Somerset, the Severn Estuary, Dorset and Wiltshire- the places I know and
- [Hiring Me for Face to Face and Online Hand Printing Demonstrations, Workshops and Courses](https://ruthander.co.uk/hiring-me-for-face-to-face-and-online-hand-printing-demonstrations-workshops-and-courses/) - I have extensive experience delivering and leading hand printing workshops and demonstrations both online and face to face. I can provide morning, afternoon, evening or full day workshops or demonstrations, face to face in the Bristol and South West area, or online wherever you are. I often provide learning for art clubs, small groups, even
- [Commissions](https://ruthander.co.uk/commissions/) - If you or a loved one have a favourite view and you’d like me to create a personal image of it, to your specifications then please get in touch. Commissioning your own work of art can be easy and enjoyable. Initial consultation (about subject, size, price, timescale etc) is free. Once these basics are decided,
- [Archive](https://ruthander.co.uk/galleries/) - [portfolio]
- [Blog](https://ruthander.co.uk/blog/)
- [CV](https://ruthander.co.uk/cv/) - Selected Exhibitions and Art Fairs Solo Exhibition, Tincleton Gallery, Tincleton, Dorset (2020) Royal West of England Academy, Annual Open Exhibition, (2020) Selected for 'Printfest 2020', Ulverston, Cumbria (postponed until 2021) ‘Material Flow’, Museum in the Park, Stroud, (2019) Lizard Point Residency Exhibitions at Helston Museum of Cornish Life (Oct. 2019) and Lumen gallery, St Johns
- [2018](https://ruthander.co.uk/galleries/2018-2/)
- [Travel](https://ruthander.co.uk/travel/)
- [Pre-2016](https://ruthander.co.uk/pre-2016/)
- [2016](https://ruthander.co.uk/2016-2/)
- [2017](https://ruthander.co.uk/galleries/2017-2/)
- [2020 - Available to Buy](https://ruthander.co.uk/available-to-buy/) - If you're interested in any of the below pieces, please just contact me. You can see whether each piece is framed or unframed from the caption, but pieces can be framed or, indeed 'unframed' if necessary. All unframed pieces come float mounted onto archival mount board, ready for framing. All framed pieces are framed in
- [Contact](https://ruthander.co.uk/contact/) - Please email me at ruth_ander@yahoo.co.uk or fill in the online form below. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Name * First Last Email * Comment or Message * Submit
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- [Latest News](https://ruthander.co.uk/latest-news/)
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## Products

- ['Playful Printing' and 'Landscape Impressions' Bundle](https://ruthander.co.uk/product/playful-printing-and-landscape-impressions-bundle/) - If you’re interested in both courses, you can now buy a hand-printing bundle consisting of ‘Landscape Impressions’ and ‘Playful Printing at Home: The Complete Video Course’ for £170, saving £20.
- [Playful Printing at Home: A Self-paced Video Course](https://ruthander.co.uk/product/playful-printing-at-home-a-self-paced-video-course/) - This course is for beginners to start their printmaking journey at home. Covering all you need to know about materials, how to set up your home print studio, basic techniques, layering of colour and texture, plus how to present your prints and what else you can do with them after. A comprehensive guide to kick start your practice!
- [Landscape Impressions: A Hand Printing Video Course](https://ruthander.co.uk/product/landscape-impressions-a-hand-printing-video-course/) - Diving deeper into making intentional hand printed landscapes, this course covers materials, setting up, basic techniques, plus colour mixing, planning your prints using photos and sketches, composition, layering of different elements and guides you though making a hand printed landscape step by step. It also covers presenting your work and what to do with all your prints!

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